Though 1 thing i hate besides Brida always returning to cause trouble n being left alive is another issue i have with Aethelhelm still alive.
He should have been killed long ago and its insane to think that hes still alive after the times Edward discovered his treachery.
I think the writers messed up and should have either not had Aethelhelm discovered to be cunning n manipulative n always tryin to enforce secret plans or just killed him off long ago. It defies logic go have him alive still or remaining walking free with the power he has. Most rulers as cunning and bloodletting as Edward usually would execute them regardless of their royalty relations or banish them.
Though i must say in history of all countries theirs always some evil manipulator that everyone knows exists thats cunning n discovered multiple times only to be left alive to carry their evil plans.
I see this happen in lots of ancient history and its just mindboggling how stupid rulers are and how weak they really are.
I would have preferred another villain to be this back end of the seasons plot such as many some secret son of the first villains in the show or something you know? Not someone who should have been dead long ago countless times from disobeying the king and formulating his own secret plots.